What color is #15031F?

#15031F is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Shot in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #15031F?

The RGB value is 21, 3, 31: 21 red, 3 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #15031F?

The complementary color is #0D1F03, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #15031F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#15031F color

#15031F rgb(21, 3, 31)

Shades of black

The hex color #15031F is a very dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 1.2% green and 12.2% blue (21, 3, 31).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 82% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 90% magenta, 0% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Shot in the Dark (#1D0D1D), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.72:1).

#15031F color codes

HEX	`#15031F`
RGB	`rgb(21, 3, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 1.2%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 82%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 90%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 90%, 0%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.92, 11.54, -13.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.92, 17.69, 310.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.589, 0.323, 1.327)`
Decimal	`1377055`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #15031F, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #15031F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#15031F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #15031F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #15031f; }
.text { color: #15031f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #15031f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 3 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #15031f, #1f031b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #15031F?: #15031F is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Shot in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #15031F?: The RGB value is 21, 3, 31: 21 red, 3 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #15031F?: The complementary color is #0D1F03, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #15031F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.